Gardenplants,these are tough plants and stand a lot of abuse.The one above had a rotten spot all the way through the caudex.It is fine now after cutting out the rot.

Don't throw it away JT, It may form roots yet. Something has got to keep it going...

Gee I sure miss all the posts there used to be in here and the Brugs, guess folks are spending all their time jumping back and forth, anyway here is a picture of my Adenium that I cut back drasticaly last year, now it is full of blooms but they are small.

Better than no blooms at all, dear friend....

Oh I love it Charlene it's kinda cute.

Yes, it is Doris...

Well, what can I post? Aha, that frightful beetle I found on my back porch. An invader from Thailand, bores into Mango tree trunks. Someone elsewhere on the island found another one the same day.

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And a seeeeddddd pod, one of several I have Skipper butterflies, supposed to be a pollinator. This adenium has a nice red flower, sparse, but seems to always have a few blooms at any time. Not grafted.

Interesting looking beetle!!
What is that a seed pod from?

Desert Rose seed pod! Neat bug!!

Ridesredmule said:Desert Rose seed pod! Neat bug!!

Neat bug?? HUGE bug!!

UGLY BUG

He looks rather like Darth Vader. REALLY gave me the creeps while I was taking his picture, I'd put him in the freezer, but impatience got the better of me. He'd been chilling for about a half hour when I got him out and was clicking the camera shutter. Then, he started slowly moving. Creepy! back into the freezer. I'm going to take him to the Agriculture Department and see what they can tell me about him. I do know he's a native of Thailand and Cambodia. No, didn't get here via my imports!

While I am at it, off topic, here's a STINKY toadstool thing, hollow. Phew, stinky!

Me4lissa you do find the darndest things

Life is weird, hey! This is the flower of a Baobab tree. Or the flower bunch (??) I'm guessing the little flower sticking out of it is a flower. The round bit is a little bigger than a tennis ball.


Here's the trunk of the tree. Fat!



OK! And an Adenium! For some odd reason, I bought two of these, they're so red! from Khwarunee (ebay) in Thailand.

they are all great, I bought one on ebay, a grafted plant I hope it's as good as the picture.

Doris, I'm hopeful for correct flowers on your grafted plant as well! Have you received it yet? - Arlan

not yet it was mailed the 16th

Doris I hope it is that color that is why im running co-op just to get a purple I could not trust on ebay i decided to go all the way with the company that sold us the plumeria delt with them for years and i know they go "visit" the Thailand nursery 4 times a year to let them know how they are doing. He actually got them to graft the plumeria 2 yrs ago due to the need of 3000 plants in California in the off time of the year! PLEASE POST PICS asap. If i cant get the min order for my co-op ill be asking you for the info on yours and ill be buying from them!

GOOD LUCK
MIKE

Hey folks I know I havn't been on in a while but you shouldn't have run off without me but I am still hanging around you can't get rid of me that easy

We are still in a drought the lake out front is dried up I am spending a small fortune on water bills keeping everything alive so far I am hanging in there

I was surprised the other day to find a seed pod on one of my Dr's I kinda got my plant markers mixed up so now I don't know what kinda seed it is

but I will take some pictures later this morning and see if I can't remember which one it is. I don't think I am going to plant the seeds I can start them I just can't keep them alive and I hate killing all the little plants.
Charleen could you send some of your rain our way my grass is allmost all dead??

Hi rucky good to see you found us, they didn't get rid of me either We have been told not to water outside so I brought the plants inside and I have a large seed pod on one my plants, I have three blooming two red and one white so guess it will one of them, don't remember how long it takes for them to be ready but know it's a long time, anyone want seeds when it.s ready let me know.